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Pet hair removerRelated Patent Categories: Stock Material Or Miscellaneous Articles, Layer Or Component Removable To Expose AdhesivePet hair remover description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060275573, Pet hair remover. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to cleaning devices, specifically to cleaning devices for removing dust and hair. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Several devices are known for removing dust and pet hair from fabric. Typically a user will roll a cylindrical device over the fabric, wherein the cylindrical device may have an adhesive disposed on an outer surface. However, these devices are typically very small and are easily overcome with pet hair and dust as they are used, rendering them useless until adjusted. [0005] Many objects needing to be cleaned are large. Therefore there may be a substantial amount of hair and dust to clean. There may also be a large surface area to cover. Using a typical roller-type device may be inefficient, wherein complete cleaning of an object may take a very long time. Further, using a larger device may be difficult, wherein the larger device may be unwieldy, as larger objects are generally more difficult to control. A larger device may be unwieldy due to a number of factors, including but not limited to increased maximum dimensions, increased weight, decreased ratio of structure strength to structure weight, increased resistance to air (acting as a sail), or any other factor or combination of factors that may make use of the device difficult. Where the large object includes a portion covered in adhesive, the difficulty in using is multiplied. [0006] Further, there are safety concerns relating to cleaning large objects. Larger, more powerful devices typically present safety challenges, especially with regard to children and/or small animals. Using a larger or more powerful device including an adhesive may trap, suffocate, or otherwise harm those too weak, clumsy, or inexperienced to properly handle and/or clean using the device. [0007] Accordingly, there exists a need for a cleaning device that may solve one or more of the problems described herein. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] The present invention has been developed in response to the present state of the art, and in particular, in response to the problems and needs in the art that have not yet been fully solved by currently available cleaning devices. Accordingly, the present invention has been developed to provide a cleaning device. [0009] In one embodiment, there is a cleaning device for removing substantially loose materials from objects. The cleaning device may include a flexible backing layer, an adhesive, and a release liner. The flexible backing layer may have a first surface and a second surface. The adhesive may be disposed on the first surface of the flexible backing layer and configured to adhere thereto. The release liner may be configured to removably couple to the adhesive. The release liner may include first and second liner portions that may be configured to completely cover first and second adhesive portions of the first surface of the backing layer. The first and second liner portions may be configured to be independently removable from the adhesive. [0010] It may be that the first adhesive portion extends along an edge of the cleaning device. Also, the first adhesive portion may extend over a corner of the cleaning device. The first liner portion may include a tab configured to facilitate removal of the first liner portion from the first adhesive portion. The first adhesive portion may be a generally elliptical area including from about 30% to about 90% of the entire area of the first surface. [0011] The cleaning device may further include third, fourth, and/or fifth liner portions that may be configured to completely cover third, fourth, and/or fifth adhesive portions of the first surface of the backing layer. It may be that each of the third, fourth, and/or fifth liner portions are configured to be independently removable from the adhesive. Also, the first adhesive portion may be a generally elliptical area including from about 30% to about 90% of the entire area of the first surface, wherein each of the second, third, fourth, and fifth adhesive portions may extend over a corner of the cleaning device; [0012] In one embodiment, the first adhesive portion may be a generally rectangular in area and may extend to at least a first edge and a second edge of the cleaning device. The first adhesive portion may be a torus. The first adhesive portion may define a two dimensional torus. The first adhesive portion may extend along each edge of the first surface. The flexible backing layer may further include a plurality of air permeable portions configured to permit fluid transfer of air between the first and second surfaces. The first surface may be generally planar. The first surface may have an area from about 470 square centimeters to about 1.4 square meters. [0013] In one embodiment, there may be a cleaning device for removing substantially loose materials from objects. The cleaning device may include a flexible backing layer, an adhesive, and a release liner. The flexible backing layer may include a first surface, a second surface, and/or a plurality of air permeable portions that maybe configured to permit fluid transfer of air between the first and second surfaces. The adhesive may be disposed on the first surface of the flexible backing layer and/or may be configured to adhere thereto, without significant obstruction of the plurality of permeable portions. The release liner may be configured to removably couple to the adhesive. [0014] The plurality of air permeable portions may be arranged in offset rows. The flexible backing layer may be a loosely woven material. The plurality of air permeable portions may be generally circular holes. The release liner may include first and/or second liner portions that may be configured to completely cover first and second adhesive portions of the first surface of the backing layer. It may be that each of the first and second liner portions are configured to be independently removable from the adhesive. Also, the plurality of air permeable portions may be generally evenly distributed about the flexible backing layer, may have a density from about one air permeable portion per square 0.25 centimeter to about one air permeable portion per square 9 centimeters, and/or may include at least about 30% of the area of the flexible backing layer. [0015] Reference throughout this specification to features, advantages, or similar language does not imply that all of the features and advantages that may be realized with the present invention should be or are in any single embodiment of the invention. Rather, language referring to the features and advantages is understood to mean that a specific feature, advantage, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, discussion of the features and advantages, and similar language, throughout this specification may, but do not necessarily, refer to the same embodiment. [0016] Furthermore, the described features, advantages, and characteristics of the invention may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize that the invention can be practiced without one or more of the specific features or advantages of a particular embodiment. In other instances, additional features and advantages may be recognized in certain embodiments that may not be present in all embodiments of the invention. [0017] These features and advantages of the present invention will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, or may be learned by the practice of the invention as set forth hereinafter. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0018] In order for the advantages of the invention to be readily understood, a more particular description of the invention briefly described above will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments that are illustrated in the appended drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are not therefore to be considered to be limiting of its scope, the invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings, in which: [0019] FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a cleaning device in operation on a couch according to one embodiment of the invention; [0020] FIG. 2 illustrates a back partial plan view of a cleaning device according to one embodiment of the invention; [0021] FIG. 3 illustrates a back partial plan view of a cleaning device according to one embodiment of the invention; Continue reading about Pet hair remover... Full patent description for Pet hair remover Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Pet hair remover patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. 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